Necktie holder



March 8 A. JAFFE NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Dec. 15, 1926 PATENT OFFICE.

ABE JAFFE, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NEOKTIE HOLDER.

Application filccl'hecember 15, 1926.

My invention relates to a new and useful necktie holder, and it relatesmore particularly to a necktie holder and retainer adapted for the typeof ties which are pro-formed and permanently tied, having opposedlateral wings which are positioned under the collar.

The object of my invention is to provide a necktie holder which will befirmly and permanently attached to the necktie, and which is adapted toengage the head of the front collar button in a secure manner, so as toretain the necktie in position and to prevent the same from workingloose accidentally.

By my novel construction, moreover, a more compact arrangement of theoperative or moving elements of the necktie holder is obtainable, andthe assembling of the device is simplified and facilitated.

IVith the above ends in view, my invention consists of a metallic baseplate having opposed and laterally extending wing portions correspondingto the wings of the necktie, and a central pendant portion correspondingto the knot of the necktie; said metallic base plate being adapted to beembedded or encased within the wing and knot portions of the necktie. Myinvention further consists in the provision of an aperture in thecentral portion of said base plate, adapted to receive the head of thefront collar button, and a spring operable bolt member slidably mount edupon said central portion of the base plate, beneath and in operativealignment with said aperture and adapted to coact therewith firmly andsecurely to engage the head of the collar button and thereby to retainin position the necktie. The sliding bolt is manually operable torelease the device from the button and the button may be inserted eitherafter manually retracting the slide or the pressure of the button duringinsertion will retract the slide.

My invention further consists of other novel features of constructiondescribed more in detail hereinafter and shown more partic ularly in theaccompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters indicatelike parts:

Fig. 1 represents a front elevation of a preformed and permanently tiednecktie, having embedded therein, or attached thereto a necktie holderembodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a similar front elevation of my novelnecktie holder, shown detached from Serial No. 154,995.

the necktie; Fig. 3 represents a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment of my invention shown in the accompanying drawings,the sheet metal base plate 1, of suitable thickness or gauge, forms thetwo laterally opposed wings 2 and 3, and the central pendant por tion4-. corresponding to the knot of the finished necktie.

A substantially rectangular aperture 5 is provided along the verticalmedian line of the central portion 4:, of the base plate 1, at a heightcorresponding to the position of the front collar button 6, and adaptedto receive the head thereof, in a manner shown particularly in Fig. 3.The collar button receiving aperture 5, is formed by providing twodownwardly converging or V shaped cuts 7 and 8 and a lower horizontalcut 9, and bending outwardly an upper triangular spring support 10, andthe two vertical guide members 11 and 12.

Directly below and in vertical alignment with the aperture 5, I providetwo opposed vertical guides 13 and 14, preferably formed by pressing outcorresponding portions of the body of the sheet metal. A spring bolt orslide 15 is slidably mounted between the two guides 13 and 1 1. An uppertransverse clamping head 16 is carried at the top of the slide 15 whichis guided between the two vertical guide members 11 and 12. The

lower end of the slide 15 is bent outwardly at a right angle to thesame, so as to form a hook 17, to which the lower end of a helicaltension spring 18 may be attached. A corresponding upper stationary hook19 is formed on the apex of the triangular member 10. The attachment ofthe two ends of the spring 18 to the two hooks 17 and 19, tends to drawthe slide 15 upwardly.

Upon inserting the head of the collar button 6 into the aperture 5, thetriangular spring member 10 tends to divert the button head downward andcauses it to press down the slide sufficiently for the passage of thehead through the aperture. When the head has cleared the edge of theslide, the spring draws the slide up against the button shank and locksthe head against the upper triangular spring member 10, as indicated inFig. 3.

In order to facilitate the manual withdrawal of the slide 15, Whileattaching or detaching the necktie holder to or from the collar button6, a lower pendant manually operable pull rod or handle 20 may beprovided in a manner shown particularly in Figs. 2 and S. The rod 20 issecured to the lower lateral hook member 17, and may be guided by asuitable vertical guide member 21 which may also be pressed out of thebody of the sheet metal, as indicated in Fig. 2. By means of the pullrod or handle 20, the slide 15 is operable with ease and facility.

In order to facilitate the attachment of the necktie holder to thenecktie 22, a stitch aperture or slot 23 may be provided at the top ofthe base plate land suitable cuts 2 1 and 25 may also be provided forreceiving suitable stitches whereby the fabric of the necktie knot maybe secured to the metallic base plate of my'novel necktie holder.

A pair of opposed knot retainingmembers 26 and 27 may also be providednear the lower end of the central knot portion a of the base plate 1,preferably formed integrally with said base plate, in a manner shownparticularly in Figs. 2 and 8. By enclosing'the lower portion of theinner knot filling of the necktie, within the members 26 and 27, theknot of the necktie is held in a central and orderly position at alltimes.

In order that the slide 15 shall not come in contact with the fabric orfilling of the knot of the necktie 22, a suitable metallic shield 28 maybe secured to the base plate portion 4, surrounding the slide 15 as wellas the spring 18 and the corresponding guide and hooks. The shield maybe secured by any suitable means, as by soldering or by means ofsuitable tongues and apertures, or the like.

In the finished form of the necktie, the base plate 1, including thewings 2 and 3 as well as the knot portion 41 will be encased within, orattached to the corresponding portions of the necktie, with theoperative parts, such as the aperture 5 and the pull rod 20 exposed.Thus the necktie holder of my novel construction will not detract fromthe appearance of the necktie, but, on the contrary, will aid inmaintaining its shape.

Having described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A necktie holder comprising a sheet body portion, containing a buttonreceiving aperture, an upright slide mounted upon said body, below andin vertical alignment with said aperture and adapted to engage behindthe head of a collar button inserted into said aperture, said bodyhaving a spring anchorage above said aperture, and a helical tensionspring operatively interposed between said anchorage and said slide todraw the latter upwardly.

2. A necktie holder comprising a sheet body portion, having a buttonreceiving aperture, an upright slide mounted upon said body below and invertical alignment with said aperture and adapted to coact with the bodyto lock the head of a collar button therein, a spring adapted to urgesaid slide upwardly, and a manually operable pendant pull rod, attachedto said slide and extending downwardly, whereby the latter may bewithdrawn at will.

A necktie holder comprising a sheet metal base plate having lateral wingportions and a central pendant knot portion, a central button receivingaperture in said central base plate portion, vertical guides carried bysaid base plate below and in vertical alignment with said buttonreceiving aperture, a slide mounted in said guides, an inclined springmember carried at the upper edge of said aperture and formed integrallywith said base plate, and a tension spring operatively interposedbetween said inclined spring member and said slide tending to draw saidslide upwardly and lock the head of a collar button inserted between theupper end of said slide and said inclined spring member.

4. A necktie holder comprising a sheet metal base plate having lateralwing portions and a central pendant knot portion, a central buttonreceiving aperture in said central base plate portion, vertical guidescarried by said base plate below and in vertical alignment with saidbutton receiving aperture, a slide mounted in said guides, an inclinedspring member carried at the upper edge of said aperture and formedintegrally with said base plate, a tension spring opcrativ-elyinterposed between said inclined spring member and said slide tending todraw said slide upwardly and lock the head of a collar button insertedbetween the upper end of said slide and said inclined spring member, anda manually operable pendant pull rod, attached to said slide andextending downwardly, whereby the latter maybe withdrawn at will.

Signed at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania this 4th day of December, 1926.

ABE JAFFE.

